Legal Opinion
Connell Construction Company, Inc. v. Plumbers and Steamfitters Local Union No. 100, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 19, 1973No. 72-1243PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:
This action is brought by Connell, a general contractor, against Plumbers Local 100, alleging that a contract with that union which Connell entered under pressure from the union violates the antitrust laws. After trial, the District Court for the Northern District of Texas held for the defendant union, finding that Congress had, in amendments to the National Labor Relations Act, expressly recognized the validity of contracts such as the one in issue as a legitimate union tool in the construction industry. Con-nell appeals from that judgment.
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Connell is a general…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Amalgamated Ass'n of Street, Electric Railway & Motor Coach Employees of America v. LockridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Apex Hosiery Co. v. LeaderSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Duplex Printing Press Co. v. DeeringSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- National Woodwork Manufacturers Ass'n v. National Labor Relations BoardSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Commerce Tankers Corporation, Defendant-Counterclaimant-Appellant, and Vantage Steamship Corporation, Intervening v. National Maritime Union of America, Afl-Cio, Vantage Steamship Corporation v. National Maritime Union of America, Afl-CioCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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